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CHUCK HAUPT / Press & Sun-Bulletin
Anti-war protesters from Binghamton University block eastbound traffic on the Vestal Parkway on Tuesday causing traffic to back up as they march towards the University Plaza.
Photo gallery: Binghamton University Student Anti-war Protest

BU war protest spurs police confrontation: Nine charged after marchers tie up Parkway traffic

By John Hill and Vanessa Ebbeling
Press & Sun-Bulletin

VESTAL — Nine anti-war protesters were charged Tuesday after a confrontation with police in the middle of the Vestal Parkway.The clash occurred after a group of about 60 protesters, most Binghamton University students, marched down the the eastbound lanes of the Parkway as part of a protest marking the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War.Vestal police used pepper spray on some in the crowd and later said the nine protesters had pushed some of the officers. Protesters disputed that claim, saying the officers escalated the confrontation.The nine were charged Tuesday afternoon, either with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest or both. Eight of those charged were BU students, university officials said.

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Binghamton University Protest Turns Violent

Raw (unedited) video of the confrontation between protestors and police

War Protests End in Arrests in Vestal

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A melee between protesters of the Iraq war and members of local law enforcement on the Vestal Parkway this afternoon “A lot of people were pepper sprayed in… “>Go to article

Protest Causes ‘Rubberneck’ Accident on 434

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Another casualty of Tuesday’s protest was a motorist, who was passing by while the skirmishes between B.U. students and police were unfolding on the Vestal… Go to article

Some Protesters Released on $500 Bail

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The three Binghamton University students sent to jail are out on bail, released just six hours after the incident happened. The students were released each… Go to article